T'kemlups 2 Rivers Remix

AYSANABEE + LIDO PIMIENTA + LAURA NIQUAY + DJ SHUB – 
Mind-blowing Constellation of Indigenous Superstars Align at LIVE Indigenous Music and Arts Festival – 2 Rivers Remix 2024: Mother•Earth•Rise – FREE at Kamloops Race Central on Tk’emlups te Secwepemc territory (aka Kamloops, BC), JULY 5, 6 & 7.

2 Rivers Remix 2024: Mother•Earth•Rise showcases more than 30 of our Mother Earth’s most cutting- edge Indigenous artists:

Star Spirit-lined by the other-worldly soaring sounds of: 

•       AYSANABEE (Oji-Cree) multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, 2×2024 JUNO Winner; 

•       LIDO PIMIENTA (Wayuu) Afro / Indigenous / Colombian / Canadian / punk / folklorist / visual artist / diva / angel / POLARIS-prize-winner; 

•       LAURA NIQUAY Atikamekw-language singer-songwiter, Nomadic grunge messenger, multi-Félix Winner including 2022 Quebec Indigenous Artist + Indigenous Album of the Year, Aurora Borealis from Wemotaci, Quebec; 

•      DJ SHUB Mohawk from Grand River, 2xJUNO Winner, Godfather of PowWow-Step, creator of War Club Live!, and 2RMX FAM-FAVORITE! 

FEATURING (lineup subject to change) … and did we mention it’s all FREE:

• Honoured Special 2RMX guest ~ the legendary Inuvialuit musician WILLIE THRASHER & LINDA SADDLEBACK;

• Tataskweyak Cree Nation, Toronto-based genre amorphous, award-winning, multi- instrumentalist singer-songwriter and producer SEBASTIAN GASKIN;

• Navajo (Dine) Award-winning Folk heart Punk bass/drum brother/sister duo SIHASIN;

• Māori world-roots internationally renowned artist/activist and the pioneering Queen-of-Loops; MĀMĀ MIHIRANGI;

• Winnipeg-based Anishinaabe folk-soul guitar serenader ILA BARKER

• Femme-powered fire riot girl classic rock duo MIESHA & THE SPANKS (Secwepemc);

• Sound system culture and global bass weaver, producer DJ HANDSOME TIGER, (Anishinaabe, Métis, North African);

• R&B singer and tik tok troubadour, TIA WOOD;

• Dene contemporary reflective roots sibling duo SECHILE SEDARE;

• Intergenerational healing roots-rhizome, hip-hop fusionists Secwepemc’s own, THE MELAWMEN COLLECTIVE;

• Indigenous Rapcore fusion with their messages of dignity for all humanity and Mother Earth, ATZLAN UNDERGROUND (East LA) ;

• Trumpet player, composer, fuser of contemporary interpretations of sweat-lodge melodies with jazz and dance/electronica, Winnipeg-based Ojibway musician CHUCK COPENACE;

• Path of the Jaguar helping us return to ourselves, the multi instrumental soundscapes of KIN BALAM, Kuxkatan, Nekepio, (El Salvador);

• Nuxalk and Onondaga hip-hop activator JB THE FIRST LADY;

• Dakelh punk warrioress activation sounds of SABINA DENNIS;

• Hip-hop showcase including an array of local and BC-based hip hop artists, such as Earthchild (Nehiyaw/Métis), Secwpemc songsmith Kiva MH, the gritty vibe of Secwpemc Geo aka The Voice, fastest rapper in Secwepemc territory, Levi D, and more!

• The feast will also share and exchange offerings of reunification of the nations of the EAGLE, CONDOR and QUETZAL. Indigenous-Mexican dance duo OME, will bring ‘Mitotilixtli’ (Nahuatl language) – sacred synergy elevating to a collective prayer, plus dance awaking collective consciousness by reconnecting with roots/community, Mexica Judith Colibri’s ARTivist;

• World renowned hoop dancer, choreographer and performer, collaborator with many artists on numerous platforms, including: Taboo (Black Eyed Peas), The Calgary Flames, So You Think You Can Dance, Canada’s Got Talent, and Cirque du Soleil: Totem – ARIK PIPESTEM;

Some of the incredible artists at the 3 day FREE and FAMILY FRIENDLY event will also be offering youth focused and public workshops prior during the event, incredible dance performances, and much more!

Leading up to the 3-day cultural feast at Kamloops Race Central, 2RMX’s Summer Movable Feast events launch on June 30 at Lytton, BC, to commemorate 3 years of Nlaka’pamux resilience since the Lytton Fire, then proceeds to Lillooet BC of the St’at’imc Nation territory on July 2. Each unique Movable Feast event includes a core of nationally and internationally known artists, as well as local and regional talent from each of the territories.

The 2RMX 2024: Mother•Earth•Rise will be live-streamed.